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"You failed to target nothing"
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Potrondal Morrison
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-02-20 20:06:36 UTC
So that means we targeted something??????

Should it not read "You failed to target anything"?
Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations
#2 - 2013-02-20 20:07:48 UTC
"You failed to target the object case that is no thing"
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#3 - 2013-02-20 20:31:58 UTC
As nothing does not exist, any attempt to target it can only fail. "You failed to target nothing" is a simple statement of futility.

Never thought EVE would be so deep.

Sovereignty and Population

New Mining Mechanics
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#4 - 2013-02-20 20:45:47 UTC
Perhaps the ships name was 'nothing'.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Peter Raptor
Galactic Hawks
#5 - 2013-02-20 21:18:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Peter Raptor
This goes to show English is Not the Native tongue of Icelanders. And here I was thinking their weird accent was an American spin-off Ugh

Evelopedia; 

The Amarr Empire, is known for its omnipresent religion  †  
FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#6 - 2013-02-20 21:38:59 UTC  |  Edited by: FloppieTheBanjoClown
Let's put it this way:

"You cannot target nothing."

- You have to target something.

"You cannot target anything."

- Can someone please get this Falcon off of me?

edit: a more appropriate line would be something like "Target is no longer within range." But I like what it says now.

Founding member of the Belligerent Undesirables movement.
Mire Stoude
Bird Law LLP
Bird Law LLP Alliance
#7 - 2013-02-20 22:07:59 UTC
You successfully targetted nothing.
Google Voices
Doomheim
#8 - 2013-02-20 22:09:31 UTC
I would like to be able to target nothing, for that matter, I'd like an autopilot that is smarter than my Atari 400......Oops


"Fozzie could not comment on when this issue would be resolved and stated that “one day Veritas will come up to me and say ‘hey I fixed off-grid boosting’”, but he had no idea on a potential timeframe for this sort of miracle."
Serptimis
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2013-02-20 23:42:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Serptimis
Thats nothing , I get the message "You fail" for just undockng. Sad
Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-02-20 23:45:11 UTC
Potrondal Morrison wrote:
So that means we targeted something??????

Should it not read "You failed to target anything"?



It is more likely that you targeted everything. However, your guns are not able to handle such a load of data, and as a result, even though you have EVERYTHING targeted, they are not capable of selecting any point to fire at, or even any general direction, and as such, they will not fire until you lock a specific target.
Bloodpetal
Tir Capital Management Group
#11 - 2013-02-20 23:51:36 UTC

You failed to target nothing

Does not imply you succeeded at targeting anything.

Your targeting failed because nothing was there.

Where I am.
MadMuppet
Critical Mass Inc
#12 - 2013-02-20 23:55:27 UTC
Reminds me of an error message I had on a computer once, "An unnamed file was not found."

This message brought to you by Experience(tm). When common sense fails you, experience will come to the rescue. Experience(tm) from the makers of CONCORD.

"If you are part of the problem, you will be nerfed." -MadMuppet
Bane Veradun
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2013-02-20 23:58:51 UTC
Your targeting attempt has failed.

Hi.
Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#14 - 2013-02-21 00:00:23 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
As nothing does not exist, any attempt to target it can only fail. "You failed to target nothing" is a simple statement of futility.

Never thought EVE would be so deep.



Thx for this, you got a like ;)

removed inappropriate ASCII art signature - CCP Eterne
Fairren
HellrisCorp
#15 - 2013-02-21 00:30:29 UTC
MadMuppet wrote:
Reminds me of an error message I had on a computer once, "An unnamed file was not found."

PC load letter, WTF does that mean?
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#16 - 2013-02-21 01:05:26 UTC
Potrondal Morrison wrote:
So that means we targeted something??????

Should it not read "You failed to target anything"?


The client is calling you "nothing". You failed to target, nothing.
Acwron
Meet The Fockers
#17 - 2013-02-21 01:36:54 UTC
Potrondal Morrison wrote:
So that means we targeted something??????

Should it not read "You failed to target anything"?



That's my favorite message in the game. You tried to target nothing and you failed. I think if you try more, you're gonna get a lock on that nothing !
Celestra Doxaila
MinTek Tactical Division
#18 - 2013-02-21 05:04:36 UTC
Acwron wrote:
Potrondal Morrison wrote:
So that means we targeted something??????

Should it not read "You failed to target anything"?



That's my favorite message in the game. You tried to target nothing and you failed. I think if you try more, you're gonna get a lock on that nothing !


You wont find that message so funny when the nothing starts firing back at you.
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#19 - 2013-02-21 05:07:11 UTC
Potrondal Morrison wrote:
So that means we targeted something??????

Should it not read "You failed to target anything"?


no, just stop to target nothing.

how to fix eve: 1) remove ECM 2) rename dampeners to ECM 3) add new anti-drone ewar for caldari 4) give offgrid boosters ongrid combat value
Hir Miriel
Elves In Space
#20 - 2013-02-21 05:42:48 UTC
CCP just likes telling players...

"You failed...

Whatever follows after that is just some random gibberish drowned out by their laughter.

~ ~~ Thinking inside Schrodinger's sandbox. ~~ ~
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